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The J.C./Lady Graytop Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in 1977, has awarded over $60,000 in various scholarships to deserving students. These scholarships are provided annually to deserving students who support our organization’s goals of:

Enhancing self esteem,

Recognizing diversity,

Supporting personal development and

Acknowledgement of human rights.

We believe that by encouraging the pursuit of these goals, we are helping individuals develop their potential and thereby further enhancing the future of our community. Preference is given to students who self-identify as LGBT, members of LGBT families, or straight allies who have been strongly supportive of the LGBT community.

All applicants must:

Be legal residents of the State of Washington

Use the scholarship for tuition and/or books only

Have a clear and purposeful education goal

Have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher or other applicable indicators of potential academic success.

Have demonstrated sensitivity to and support of the above stated goals of our organization.

For complete information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.

The Point Foundation empowers promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential – despite the obstacles often put before them – to make a significant impact on society. Point is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit. Point promotes change through scholarship funding, mentorship, leadership development, and community service training.

Point Foundation considers many factors when assessing scholarship applicants, including:

A proven track record of leadership and community involvement

Strong academic achievement

Working for the betterment of the LGBTQ community

Financial need

Eligible applicants also:

Must be enrolled or intending to enroll at an accredited college or university based in the United States, including Hawaii and Alaska, in the fall of 2018. Students enrolled or intending to enroll in a college or university in a United States territory are NOT eligible.

Must be “out” as a person who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community.

Must be enrolled full-time for the full academic year.

Must be enrolled in a degree-granting undergraduate or graduate/ doctoral program. Post-doctoral research programs are not eligible.

Students studying at community colleges, online programs, or trade schools, are NOT eligible.

For complete information about this opportunity, including how to enroll, click here.

Pride Foundation offers over 50 different types of scholarships through a single application. All funds promote leadership and diversity in the LGBTQ community. Scholarships are organized in four distinct categories: academic pursuits, community leadership, cultural identities, and geography. Pride Foundation’s scholarship program is committed to supporting LGBTQ and allied students that:

Show leadership potential either within the LGBTQ community and/or within their field of study;

Lack a broader LGBTQ community support system;

Face additional barriers to educational access, including students who are economically, racially, socially, geographically, or politically disenfranchised. For example: LGBTQ students of color, transgender students, LGBTQ immigrant students, LGBTQ youth aging out of foster care, and students who have experienced homelessness, poverty, or isolation due to geography;

Demonstrate significant financial need

The following are required criteria for all Pride Foundation scholarships:

1. Northwest Residency: Applicants must be a resident of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington but may study elsewhere. Applicants are considered a resident of one of these states if they:

currently live within that state and have done so for at least three months prior to the application deadline; or

have lived within that state for at least one year at any time within the five years prior to the application deadline.

2. Pursuing Post-Secondary Education: Applicants must be pursuing post-secondary education. This includes community college, four year public or private college or university, certificate programs, vocational/technical/trade programs, law school, medical/dental/veterinary school, or graduate education.

For complete information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.

Established by Peggy Traub and Phyllis Dicker, this fund encourages and supports LGBTQ women in their quest for higher education. The TDRS awards scholarships to students in two categories: 1) graduating high school seniors who plan on attending an accredited college or university; and, 2) already matriculated students in any year of study, including graduate school. Multiple scholarships between $1,500 and $3,000 will be awarded and are nonrenewable. The Traub-Dicker Rainbow Scholarship is only available to women-identified students. Applicants must demonstrate their motivation to making a difference in the world and also have a history of academic excellence and community service.

For complete information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.

Scholars from across the country and around the world are invited to apply for the Yale LGBT Studies Research Fellowship. This fellowship supports scholars from any field pursuing research in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer studies at Yale University, utilizing the vast faculty resources, manuscript archives, and library collections available at Yale. Graduate students conducting dissertation research, independent scholars, and all faculty are invited to apply.

The fellowship provides an award of $4,000, which is intended to pay for travel to and from New Haven and act as a living allowance. Granted for one month, the fellowship must be taken up between September 1, 2017 and April 30, 2018. The recipient is expected to be in residence for a minimum of twenty days during the period of their award and is encouraged to participate in the activities of Yale University.

For complete information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.

The Point Foundation empowers promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential – despite the obstacles often put before them – to make a significant impact on society. Point is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit. Point promotes change through scholarship funding, mentorship, leadership development, and community service training.

Point Foundation considers many factors when assessing scholarship applicants, including:

A proven track record of leadership and community involvement

Strong academic achievement

Working for the betterment of the LGBTQ community

Financial need

Eligible applicants also:

Must be enrolled or intending to enroll at an accredited college or university based in the United States, including Hawaii and Alaska, in the fall of 2017. Students enrolled or intending to enroll in a college or university in a United States territory are NOT eligible.

Must be “out” as a person who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community.

Must be enrolled full-time for the full academic year.

Must be enrolled in a degree-granting undergraduate or graduate/ doctoral program. Post-doctoral research programs are not eligible.

Students studying at community colleges, online programs, or trade schools, are NOT eligible.

For complete information about this opportunity, including how to enroll, click here.

The J.C./Lady Graytop Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in 1977, has awarded over $60,000 in various scholarships to deserving students. These scholarships are provided annually to deserving students who support our organization’s goals of:

Enhancing self esteem,

Recognizing diversity,

Supporting personal development and

Acknowledgement of human rights.

We believe that by encouraging the pursuit of these goals, we are helping individuals develop their potential and thereby further enhancing the future of our community. Preference is given to students who self-identify as LGBT, members of LGBT families, or straight allies who have been strongly supportive of the LGBT community.

All applicants must:

Be legal residents of the State of Washington

Use the scholarship for tuition and/or books only

Have a clear and purposeful education goal

Have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher or other applicable indicators of potential academic success.

Have demonstrated sensitivity to and support of the above stated goals of our organization.

For complete information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.

Pride Foundation offers over 50 different types of scholarships through a single application. All funds promote leadership and diversity in the LGBTQ community. Scholarships are organized in four distinct categories: academic pursuits, community leadership, cultural identities, and geography. Pride Foundation’s scholarship program is committed to supporting LGBTQ and allied students that:

Show leadership potential either within the LGBTQ community and/or within their field of study;

Lack a broader LGBTQ community support system;

Face additional barriers to educational access, including students who are economically, racially, socially, geographically, or politically disenfranchised. For example: LGBTQ students of color, transgender students, LGBTQ immigrant students, LGBTQ youth aging out of foster care, and students who have experienced homelessness, poverty, or isolation due to geography;

Demonstrate significant financial need

The following are required criteria for all Pride Foundation scholarships:

1. Northwest Residency: Applicants must be a resident of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington but may study elsewhere. Applicants are considered a resident of one of these states if they:

currently live within that state and have done so for at least three months prior to the application deadline; or

have lived within that state for at least one year at any time within the five years prior to the application deadline.

2. Pursuing Post-Secondary Education: Applicants must be pursuing post-secondary education. This includes community college, four year public or private college or university, certificate programs, vocational/technical/trade programs, law school, medical/dental/veterinary school, or graduate education.

For complete information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.

Awarded by the Stonewall Community Foundation, the Traub-Dicker Rainbow Scholarship supports women-identified LBGTQ students already matriculated at a nonprofit college or university. The award is available for any level of study, including graduate study.

Applicants for the scholarship must demonstrate their motivation to making a difference with their lives. Applications are judged on:

Academic excellence

Outstanding community service

Commitment to impacting LGBTQ issues

Leadership, merit, and professional and personal goals will also be considered.

Multiple scholarships between $1,500 and $3,000 will be awarded in early Summer 2016 and are non-renewable.

The American Psychological Foundation has two research grant programs with upcoming deadlines. Graduate students are eligible to apply for both of these programs.

Wayne F. PLacek Grants
$15,000 to support empirical research from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences on any topic related to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender issues.
For complete information about this opportunity, see: http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/placek.aspx?tab=1